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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2022
Signify Holding B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Harry Broers, 's-Hertogenbosch, NL;
Marc Andre De Samber, Lommel, BE;
Aaron Benjamin Stephan, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Fetze Pijlman, Eindhoven, NL;
SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A system () for supplying sustenance to animals is provided, comprising a sustenance unit (), a light source () configured to illuminate the sustenance unit, and a sensor arrangement () configured to detect a movement of the sustenance unit, a position of an animal in proximity to the sustenance unit, a motion of an animal in proximity to the sustenance unit, and a sound of an animal in proximity to the sustenance unit. The system further comprises a processor configured to compare the detected motion with a predetermined motion associated with an activity of the animal, and to determine an activity of the animal based on the detected position, motion and/or sound of the animal. The system is configured to, via the processor, control the light source based on the detected movement of the sustenance unit and/or the determined activity of the animal.